The council has already spent £3.3 million on the proposal for a park and ride east of Bath, figures released under freedom of information laws reveal.

This includes £1.087 million spent by the current Conservative administration on progressing the scheme. It comes as pressure mounts on Bath and North East Somerset Council to update residents on the proposal.

Bathampton Meadows Alliance found the majority of the Tories’ spend has been on an outside consultant for surveys, model development, consultation, highway design and environmental work.

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“We believe it is time for council leaders to stand up and say ‘Enough is enough, let's shelve this park and ride proposal and work together to come up with effective, workable solutions that will make a real difference to this city and the people who live in it.